Educational Assessment on Trial

by Christopher Winch and Andrew Davis

What purpose does educational assessment serve? Are the same instruments suitable for different purposes? How much trust can we place upon the outcomes of educational assessment?

The subject of educational assessment is much discussed and much misunderstood. Policymakers assert its importance to quality in education and its essential role in ensuring accountability for public education, and the results of educational assessment are thought...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472572297
• ISBN13: 9781472572295
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"